Former death row inmate appeals again, seeking to sue Ohio

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A former inmate who spent years on death row for a double murder he didn't commit is asking the Ohio Supreme Court to rule for a second time that he can continue to sue the state for wrongful imprisonment.

The high court kept alive Dale Johnston's decades-long fight for innocence when it ruled last year that a law updating Ohio's definition of a wrongfully imprisoned individual could be applied retroactively. But a Franklin County appeals court later concluded Johnston can't sue, based on a ruling in a different case.